sight
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It really is out of sight, out of mind.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
This is why the sight of empty seats in high school gymnasiums and muted cable coverage that tell a less flattering story cuts so deeply.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
Booths were adorned with strings of dried red peppers -- the raw ingredient used to make paprika -- recalling a sight once common on houses in the surrounding countryside every autumn.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The couple said they "fell in love" with the island at first sight, due to it having the "complete scenery of Scotland".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The strange sight of Rocinante and Don Quixote frightened them at first.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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“Technology set their sights on our business, and we must survive, and thrive and grow. And that’s what we’re going to do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Now they’re heading home, while the Yankees move on with a title in their sights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Their sights seem to be set on perjury, seeking desperately to find inconsistencies in Smith’s recollection of his criminal investigations.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
Hashimi and her sister competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics and are now setting their sights on the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“As Agatha Swanburne once said, ‘Assuming that one is on dry land, the best way to see the sights is on foot.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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It was about a legally blind player who made our team, legitimately earning his spot over some sighted players and also scoring in a game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The watchdog said on Saturday that "at this early stage, we understand Cleveland Police sighted a suspicious vehicle and a pursuit began."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Hammerheads were sighted off the Southern California coast in 2015, during the last strong El Niño cycle, California State University Long Beach Shark Lab expert Chris Lowe said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
"Shortly before midnight, an unidentified flying object was sighted near Leipzig-Halle Airport, prompting the diversion of several aircraft -- including a passenger plane -- to other airports", they said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
I turn the key in the lock without fanfare, intent on making it out of the building without being sighted.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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Lloyd Nelmes from Sea Trust said the sighting was "unusual for someone who works in the field... who probably has their eyes on the water every day", adding, "for a normal person, it's insanely rare".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Officers said further inquiries identified a sighting of her at Manchester Piccadilly bus station at 10:36 BST on 14 September.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The latest sighting at 10:36 at Piccadilly bus station on Monday follows a previous one earlier that morning when Lillia was seen boarding the number 36 bus from Salford.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The sea snake’s possible sighting is likely connected to this summer’s warm ocean water, said Hayley Crowell, a snake expert at San Diego State University.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
First the big grayling, then the sighting of the cart; large happenings for a small mouse.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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